by: Lucas Masiello ’24 GEORGETOWN, BAHAMAS- Gap years are often spent working, living at home or backpacking, but freshman Cooper Newton ’26 had far more lofty goals. A lifelong sailor, Newton spent 265 days solo at sea sailing 5,500 miles to the Caribbean and back from his home in Mattapoisett, Mass. Hundreds of cruising yachts […]
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Welcome Back
by: Meghan O’Brien ’25 Welcome back Club Sports, as we enter our 2022-23 academic and athletic season. Our program’s teams have already recommenced and begun this year’s hustle. Our Club Sports teams have already had about three weeks’ worth of competition, and this is how they have done so far. Sailing There have been 17 […]
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The University of Rhode Island Club Sports program finished out the month with a weekend full of competitions from Men’s Volleyball, Wrestling, Women’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Ultimate Frisbee, Women’s Lacrosse and Gymnastics. Men’s Volleyball Men’s Volleyball A Team had a tough tournament on Feb. 27 at Bryant. They came out with a 2-0 win over […]
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The University of Rhode Island Club Sports program had a busy weekend with competitions from men’s and women’s hockey, men’s volleyball, and wrestling. Men’s Ice Hockey The Men’s Hockey team faced off against Stony Brook University at home for a doubleheader on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5. Rhode Island looking to secure first place in […]
Continue reading "Club Sports Weekend Recap: February 7th"Disky Business: URI Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
by Siobhan Richards KINGSTON, R.I. — Nov. 1, 2021 — “Disky Business,” better known as the URI Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, began their season on Oct. 2 in a scrimmage against Brown University. It has been over a year and half since the team has played competitively due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team President Abby […]
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by Siobhan Richards KINGSTON, R.I. — Nov. 8, 2021 — URI Men’s Lacrosse started off their fall season with a 15-7 win against Bridgewater State and have continued to dominate with an undefeated record. The team was previously ranked 14th in the nation prior to the pandemic, and president Andrew Sajdak has high hopes for […]
Continue reading "Club Sports Spotlight: Men’s Lacrosse"URI Club Sports Are Back in Action
by Siobhan Richards KINGSTON, R.I. — Nov. 15, 2021 — All 18 club sport teams, including the new Women’s Volleyball club, are back after a long competition hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, every program was met with an abrupt end to their seasons that continued to impact teams into the 2020-2021 season, […]
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